Game ID: 22500741
Miami Heat @ Boston Celtics
Friday, February 6, 2026 at 7:30 PM ET
TD Garden, Boston, MA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
BOS 15 23 36 24 98MIA 29 30 15 22 96
BOS vs MIA ScoutingBOS vs MIA Scouting
Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
BOS availability going into 1/30 · 1 day's restOUT Boucher missed 30 since 11/26, returns tonight: 4 min (33% of 10)
BACK Minott back 1/28 after 12, 5 min since (30% of 16)
BOS availability going into 2/01 · 1 day's restBACK Minott back 1/28 after 12, 3 min since (22% of 16)
BACK Boucher back 1/30 after 30, 4 min since (33% of 10)
BOS availability going into 2/03 · 1 day's restBACK Minott back 1/28 after 12, 3 min since (17% of 16)
BACK Boucher back 1/30 after 30, 4 min since (33% of 10)
BOS availability going into 2/04 · back-to-backOUT Boucher missed 2 since 2/01, not on tonight's roster
BACK Minott back 1/28 after 12, 3 min since (17% of 16)
NEW González 14 to 19 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 2/06 · 1 day's restBACK Minott back 1/28 after 12, 4 min since (24% of 16)
BACK Boucher back 1/30 after 30, 4 min since (33% of 10)
NEW Queta 25 to 32 min over the last 4
NEW Garza 16 to 21 min over the last 5
NEW González 14 to 20 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 2/08 · 1 day's restBACK Boucher back 1/30 after 30, 4 min since (33% of 10)
BOS availability going into 2/11 · 2 days' rest
full strength
BOS availability going into 2/19 · 7 days' restNEW Vučević 20 to 26 min over the last 3
NEW Scheierman 18 to 25 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 2/22 · 2 days' restNEW Vučević 20 to 26 min over the last 4
NEW Scheierman 18 to 24 min over the last 5
MIA availability going into 1/29 · back-to-backOUT Herro missed 7 since 1/17, out tonight
OUT Mitchell missed 4 since 1/22, out tonight
BACK Ware back 1/28 after 4, 7 min since (30% of 22)
NEW Smith 16 to 23 min over the last 4
MIA availability going into 1/31 · 1 day's restOUT Herro missed 8 since 1/17, out tonight
OUT Mitchell missed 5 since 1/22, out tonight
BACK Ware back 1/28 after 4, 9 min since (43% of 22)
NEW Smith 16 to 23 min over the last 5
MIA availability going into 2/01 · back-to-backOUT Herro missed 9 since 1/17, out tonight
OUT Mitchell missed 6 since 1/22, returns tonight: 21 min (73% of 29)
BACK Ware back 1/28 after 4, 7 min since (33% of 22)
NEW Smith 16 to 22 min over the last 5
MIA availability going into 2/03 · 1 day's restOUT Herro missed 10 since 1/17, out tonight
OUT Powell missed 2 since 1/31, out tonight
BACK Mitchell back 2/01 after 6, 21 min since (73% of 29)
BACK Ware back 1/28 after 4, 10 min since (46% of 22)
NEW Smith 16 to 22 min over the last 5
MIA availability going into 2/06 · 2 days' restOUT Herro missed 11 since 1/17, out tonight
OUT Powell missed 3 since 1/31, returns tonight: 35 min (118% of 30)
BACK Mitchell back 2/01 after 6, 25 min since (86% of 29)
BACK Ware back 1/28 after 4, 12 min since (53% of 22)
MIA availability going into 2/08 · 1 day's restOUT Herro missed 12 since 1/17, out tonight
BACK Powell back 2/06 after 3, 35 min since (118% of 30)
BACK Mitchell back 2/01 after 6, 26 min since (92% of 29)
MIA availability going into 2/09 · back-to-backOUT Herro missed 13 since 1/17, out tonight
BACK Powell back 2/06 after 3, 30 min since (101% of 30)
BACK Mitchell back 2/01 after 6, 26 min since (90% of 29)
MIA availability going into 2/11 · 1 day's restOUT Herro missed 14 since 1/17, out tonight
OUT Larsson missed 2 since 2/08, out tonight
BACK Powell back 2/06 after 3, 30 min since (101% of 30)
BACK Mitchell back 2/01 after 6, 27 min since (94% of 29)
NEW Jakučionis 18 to 23 min over the last 4
NEW Fontecchio 17 to 22 min over the last 5
MIA availability going into 2/20 · 8 days' restOUT Herro missed 15 since 1/17, returns tonight: 23 min (74% of 31)
OUT Powell missed 2 since 2/09, returns tonight: 25 min (84% of 30)
OUT Larsson missed 3 since 2/08, returns tonight: 32 min (121% of 26)
NEW Jakučionis 18 to 25 min over the last 4
NEW Fontecchio 17 to 24 min over the last 5
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Boston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 96, shooting 46 percent and 35 from three, 14 free throws a game; Brown at 28 and Pritchard at 20 a game. That is 4 straight wins. It has won the glass by 8 a night. One day's rest. Miami comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 118, shooting 47 percent and 33 from three, 24 free throws a game; Adebayo at 20 and Jaquez Jr. at 17 a game. It has won the glass by 4 a night. Without Herro (11 straight), Powell (3 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the defense, Boston allowing 96 a night to Miami's 118 and the line, where Miami takes 24 free throws a game to Boston's 14. Call it Boston 117, Miami 110.
1/30 vs SAC 112-93 — BOS notes
BOS won 112-93. BOS shot 45% (42 of 93) to SAC's 37%, 18 of 48 from three, and got to the line 16 times to SAC's 23. BOS turned it over 7 times to SAC's 14. Pritchard led with 29 (12 of 16, 5 of 6 from three); Scheierman added 16, Simons 16. The hinge was Q1, 40-25: from level to 15 ahead, and the lead reached 31. White was the night's best plus/minus at +28.
2/01 vs MIL 107-79 — BOS notes
BOS won 107-79. BOS shot 45% (41 of 92) to MIL's 35%, 15 of 42 from three. The glass went 52-40 for them. Brown led with 30 (12 of 20, 4 of 6 from three); Simons added 27, White 17. The hinge was Q2, 30-16: from level to 14 ahead, and the lead reached 31. White was the night's best plus/minus at +27.
2/03 @ DAL 110-100 — BOS notes
BOS won 110-100. BOS shot 49% (47 of 96) to DAL's 42%, 13 of 39 from three, and got to the line 5 times to DAL's 22. Brown led with 33 (15 of 29, 2 of 5 from three); Pritchard added 26, Garza 16. The hinge was Q3, 34-23: a lead of 8 became 19, and the lead reached 23. Scheierman was the night's best plus/minus at +16.
2/04 @ HOU 114-93 — BOS notes
BOS won 114-93. BOS shot 43% (39 of 90) to HOU's 41%, 19 of 51 from three. The glass went 57-38 for them. White led with 28 (10 of 25, 6 of 14 from three); Pritchard added 27, Garza 19. The hinge was Q3, 36-21: a lead of 7 became 22, and the lead reached 29. Queta was the night's best plus/minus at +22.
2/06 vs MIA 98-96 — BOS notes
BOS won 98-96. BOS shot 42% (35 of 84) to MIA's 42%, 10 of 36 from three. Brown led with 29 (11 of 25, 1 of 7 from three, 6 of 10 at the line); Pritchard added 24, White 21. The hinge was Q3, 36-15: BOS came in trailing by 21 and left it level. BOS trailed 38-59 at the half and won the second half 60-37. Scheierman was the night's best plus/minus at +17.
2/08 vs NYK — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Boston comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 92, shooting 45 percent and 35 from three, 15 free throws a game; Brown at 31 and Pritchard at 23 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 7 a night. One day's rest. New York comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 109, shooting 47 percent and 39 from three, 18 free throws a game; Brunson at 23 and Anunoby at 22 a game. Without McBride (6 straight). One day's rest.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the defense, Boston allowing 92 a night to New York's 109. Call it Boston 112, New York 108, New York keeping it close.
2/11 vs CHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Boston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 104 a night and allowing 96, shooting 43 percent and 31 from three, 15 free throws a game; Brown at 30 and White at 19 a game. It has won the glass by 7 a night. 2 days' rest. Chicago comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 129, shooting 42 percent and 32 from three, 23 free throws a game; Simons at 20 and Buzelis at 16 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Giddey (7 straight), Jones (10 straight), Smith (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the defense, Boston allowing 96 a night to Chicago's 129 and the glass, where Boston has been plus-7 a night and Chicago minus-5. Call it Boston 118, Chicago 107, Boston by 11.
2/19 @ GSW — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Golden State comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 104 a night and allowing 111, shooting 46 percent and 34 from three, 14 free throws a game; Moody at 15 and Spencer at 15 a game. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. Without Ste. Curry (5 straight), Porziņģis (2 straight), Cryer (8 straight). 7 days' rest. Boston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 101, shooting 45 percent and 32 from three, 15 free throws a game; Brown at 28 and Pritchard at 22 a game. It has won the glass by 7 a night. 7 days' rest.
So: Boston wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Boston has been plus-7 a night and Golden State minus-4 and the defense, Boston allowing 101 a night to Golden State's 111. Call it Boston 110, Golden State 109, Golden State keeping it close.
2/22 @ LAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Lakers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 116, shooting 51 percent and 41 from three, 24 free throws a game; James at 21 and Reaves at 20 a game. One day's rest. Boston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 103, shooting 45 percent and 33 from three, 16 free throws a game; Brown at 26 and Pritchard at 22 a game. It has won the glass by 11 a night. 2 days' rest.
So: Boston wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Boston has been plus-11 a night and the Lakers minus-2 and the defense, Boston allowing 103 a night to the Lakers' 116. Call it Boston 113, the Lakers 112, the Lakers keeping it close.
1/29 @ CHI 116-113 — MIA notes
MIA won 116-113. MIA shot 45% (42 of 93) to CHI's 39%, 12 of 36 from three. Powell led with 21 (7 of 16, 2 of 4 from three, 5 of 6 at the line); Adebayo added 20, Jaquez Jr. 19. The hinge was Q2, 28-20: a lead of 3 became 11. Fontecchio was the night's best plus/minus at +13.
1/31 vs CHI 118-125 — MIA notes
MIA lost 118-125. MIA shot 43% (41 of 95) to CHI's 52%, 13 of 47 from three, and went to the line 31 times to CHI's 18 — 23 points from the stripe to their 13. Larsson led with 22 (7 of 11, 2 of 5 from three, 6 of 7 at the line); Adebayo added 21, Jaquez Jr. 20. Q2 was theirs, 38-25, turning a 6-point deficit into a 7-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 100-80 against them. They led by as many as 11. Wiggins's -12 in 33 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/01 vs CHI 134-91 — MIA notes
MIA won 134-91. MIA shot 50% (54 of 107) to CHI's 32%, 14 of 38 from three, and got to the line 17 times to CHI's 34. MIA turned it over 8 times to CHI's 18. Larsson led with 20 (8 of 11, 3 of 4 from three); Adebayo added 20, Ware 17. The hinge was Q1, 34-13: from level to 21 ahead, and the lead reached 54. Mitchell was the night's best plus/minus at +34.
2/03 vs ATL 115-127 — MIA notes
MIA lost 115-127. MIA shot 44% (42 of 96) to ATL's 49%, 8 of 32 from three, and went to the line 26 times to ATL's 13 — 23 points from the stripe to their 8. Jaquez Jr. led with 21 (9 of 17, 1 of 3 from three); Larsson added 18, Fontecchio 18. Q4 was theirs, 34-29, the deficit cut from 17 to 12, but the other 3 periods went 98-81 against them. Jaquez Jr.'s -24 in 28 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/06 @ BOS 96-98 — MIA notes
MIA lost 96-98. MIA shot 42% (35 of 84) to BOS's 42%, 13 of 40 from three. Wiggins led with 26 (10 of 16, 5 of 7 from three); Powell added 24, Adebayo 16. Q1 was theirs, 29-15, but the other 3 periods went 83-67 against them. They led by as many as 22.
2/08 @ WAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Washington comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 126, shooting 48 percent and 38 from three, 21 free throws a game; Riley at 19 and Sarr at 13 a game. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Johnson (5 straight), Whitmore (30 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Miami comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 111, shooting 45 percent and 31 from three, 23 free throws a game; Adebayo at 19 and Jaquez Jr. at 17 a game. Without Herro (12 straight). One day's rest.
So: Miami wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Miami allowing 111 a night to Washington's 126 and the glass, where Miami has been plus-1 a night and Washington minus-7. Call it Miami 121, Washington 114.
2/09 vs UTA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Miami comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 108, shooting 45 percent and 34 from three, 21 free throws a game; Adebayo at 19 and Wiggins at 17 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Herro (13 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Utah comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 116, shooting 47 percent and 34 from three, 24 free throws a game; Markkanen at 25 and Collier at 18 a game. Without Kessler (48 straight), Harkless (39 straight). One day's rest.
So: Miami wins, and the game turns on the defense, Miami allowing 108 a night to Utah's 116. Call it Miami 121, Utah 114.
2/11 @ NOP — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New Orleans comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 115, shooting 48 percent and 43 from three, 23 free throws a game; Murphy III at 27 and Bey at 21 a game. It has lost the glass by 11 a night. Without Murray (25 straight), Poole (8 straight), Jordan (51 straight). One day's rest. Miami comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 106, shooting 45 percent and 35 from three, 24 free throws a game; Adebayo at 19 and Wiggins at 19 a game. Without Herro (14 straight), Larsson (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Miami wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Miami has been plus-2 a night and New Orleans minus-11 and the arc, New Orleans at 43 percent from three to Miami's 35. Call it Miami 117, New Orleans 115, New Orleans keeping it close.
2/20 @ ATL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Atlanta comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 120, shooting 45 percent and 32 from three, 28 free throws a game; Johnson at 26 and McCollum at 20 a game. Second night of a back-to-back. Miami comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 110, shooting 43 percent and 34 from three, 27 free throws a game; Wiggins at 21 and Adebayo at 21 a game. Without Herro (15 straight), Powell (2 straight), Larsson (3 straight). 8 days' rest.
So: Miami wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Miami allowing 110 a night to Atlanta's 120 and the glass, where Miami has been plus-2 a night and Atlanta minus-3. Call it Miami 118, Atlanta 116, Atlanta keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
MIAAW A. Wiggins
BA B. Adebayo
DM D. Mitchell
DS D. Smith
JJ J. Jaquez Jr.
JO Jovic
KW K. Ware
MG M. Gardner
NJ N. Jović
NP N. Powell
PL P. Larsson
SF S. Fontecchio
BOSBS B. Scheierman
DW D. White
HG H. González
JB J. Brown
LG L. Garza
NQ N. Queta
NV N. Vučević
PP P. Pritchard
SH S. Hauser
VU Vucevic
MIA/BOS the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
Celts rally from 22-point deficit to edge Heat, 98-96
BOSTON -- — Jaylen Brown had 29 points while Payton Pritchard scored 24 points to help the Boston Celtics make their biggest comeback of the season, rallying from a 22-point deficit to defeat the Miami Heat 98-96 on Friday night.
Derrick White hit a 3-pointer from the corner with 1:31 remaining that provided the Celtics — winners of five straight — the final margin. White shot 6 of 20 but ended up with 21 points.
Nikola Vucevic had a double-double in his first game with the Celtics, finishing with 11 points and 12 rebounds. Boston made 9 of its final 15 shots from 3 after missing 20 of 21 from deep to start the game.
Miami had a chance to win it in regulation, but Davion Mitchell missed a 3-pointer from the corner with 2.7 seconds remaining. Andrew Wiggins led the Heat with 26 points while All-Star Norman Powell had 24 points.
Miami wasted little time serving notice that it would be a long first half for Boston. The Heat jumped out to a 15-2 lead and led by as many 22 points before pulling into halftime up 59-38. The Celtics shot just 28% during the first two quarters, but things changed in the third quarter.
Up 67-49, Miami watched as Boston outscored the visitors 25-7 over the final 7:06 of the third quarter. White and Pritchard started the comeback with back-to-back 3-pointers, then Pritchard hit a 3 coming out of a timeout that cut Miami’s lead to 67-58.
White gave Boston its first lead of the game when he knocked down two free throws that snapped a 72-all score with 9.1 seconds left in the third, but Powell’s layup at the buzzer knotted it at 74-74 heading into the fourth.
Acquired at the trade deadline, Vucevic received a nice hand from the TD Garden crowd when the veteran forward checked in at 8:58 of the first quarter. The 35-year-old was serenaded with chants of “Voooch!” after finishing inside for a pair of hoops as part of the Celtics’ third-quarter surge.
Boston has now won all three meetings against Miami.